I bought a big square shaped vehicle that gets 17mpg on a good day. Clearly the Cybertruck isn’t for me.
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The Cyber Truck isn't for truck buyers, it's for Tesla fanboys.
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Hell, that bike is more "cargo" than I've seen most other trucks actually haul. A truck hasn't been a truck for a long time.The Cyber Truck isn't for truck buyers, it's for Tesla fanboys.
The F-117 was designed like that due to lack of compute power. I guess Elon had to loan the Tesla servers intended to model aerodynamic design to SpaceX, so the Tesla designers had to do with consumer boxes from Best Buy.
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How much ADM?
Mmmm that is one thing Elon got right - no dealers. You buy directly from Tesla, so no ADM, you just wait for your special order to show up.
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Yet, with all that bluster and fuss, here you are……. And since you love Tesla so much, why are you on the Bronco forum? I know that Tesla has forums.. Hell, the owner has his own social media mess…. err, platform called, somethinornuther.
Tesla is ok dude, it’s not the second coming. All of that all American build quality sounds as though you’ve never owned or been near one. Teslas are assembled very often in less than stellar fashion and I’m sure this Cybercartruck will be no different.
In the end, it’s a good development and I think it’s novel personally, but it’s just not something I’d buy. I wanted an off-roader and so that’s what I have. That’s why I’m here on the FORD Bronco forum and not over on the Tesla Reddit page or wherever.
It’s also not a truck since it doesn’t do well at truck stuff, but I also know that truck guys aren’t the market for the thing. This forum is full of truck guys; not everyone, but there are a lot of truck guys who do truck stuff.
Cybercartruck is for that guy who yet again, wants to look cool and rugged (but isn’t), cares about what others think of how he “looks”, and the guy who wants to be seen as different or a disrupter, when in actuality own just one of the now fastest growing car company with spartan and drone Teslas everywhere.
So, who’s the actual sheeple people again?
(No sarcasm) 
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Yeah, Mad Max and Blade Runner were great movies, but I interpreted them more as warnings of the dystopian future and not as something we’d actually want to see.
Life imitating art far too often these days. We’re almost 20 years away from EVs being able to actually tow something without losing over half its range, charging becoming something bearable, and the masses accepting EVs.
Until then, I’ll keep my Bronco.
By the way, battery tech really hasn’t evolved in almost 50 years. Don’t know why, but energy storage innovation has been suppressed a lot. Maybe it’s a conspiracy, but doesn’t matter; it’s a long way from the next thing.
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I'm sure it would haul my 28' camp trailer 30 or 40 miles on a full charge, in the mountains of Idaho. Hell, it may even make it up White Bird. Regardless, there are no charging station at either end. But eh, I would race it From Boise to Casper WY for Pinks
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My biggest concern is the steering is completely drive-by-wire.
Tesla tries to push the envelope and release new features to generate headlines, even if the tech isn't quite there yet.
They tried replacing both the backup sensors and forward radar with purely camera-based systems, both features immediately saw a huge decline in accuracy.
Image recognition is the biggest thing Tesla has been putting development money into, and it still falls well short of expectation.
I don't trust there's enough R&D to eliminate the physical connection between your steering wheel and the tires.
This is a company that had two basic design flaws in the rain that every other company figured out: you need gutters for the trunk, and the bumper must be designed not to retain water and fall off.
Tesla tries to push the envelope and release new features to generate headlines, even if the tech isn't quite there yet.
They tried replacing both the backup sensors and forward radar with purely camera-based systems, both features immediately saw a huge decline in accuracy.
Image recognition is the biggest thing Tesla has been putting development money into, and it still falls well short of expectation.
I don't trust there's enough R&D to eliminate the physical connection between your steering wheel and the tires.
This is a company that had two basic design flaws in the rain that every other company figured out: you need gutters for the trunk, and the bumper must be designed not to retain water and fall off.
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I wonder if the wheel wells are made of felt and plastic screws? Or if the shock reservoirs fall off? Does the top crack and peel? At least they don't have to deal with Ford service dept or sales! I think Elon is smarter than anyone who runs Ford. Last I heard Elon wasn't losing billions either! I am looking forward to seeing how the new owners like this truck! It's said it will also tow 11,000 lbs. Does anyone have a Bronco that will tow half that?
The real problem is consumer acceptance. EV's sales are no where near where they were expected to be and the number of charging stations is what, 10-20% of where they were promised. And of course this....Yet, with all that bluster and fuss, here you are……. And since you love Tesla so much, why are you on the Bronco forum? I know that Tesla has forums.. Hell, the owner has his own social media mess…. err, platform called, somethinornuther.
Tesla is ok dude, it’s not the second coming. All of that all American build quality sounds as though you’ve never owned or been near one. Teslas are assembled very often in less than stellar fashion and I’m sure this Cybercartruck will be no different.
In the end, it’s a good development and I think it’s novel personally, but it’s just not something I’d buy. I wanted an off-roader and so that’s what I have. That’s why I’m here on the FORD Bronco forum and not over on the Tesla Reddit page or wherever.
It’s also not a truck since it doesn’t do well at truck stuff, but I also know that truck guys aren’t the market for the thing. This forum is full of truck guys; not everyone, but there are a lot of truck guys who do truck stuff.
Cybercartruck is for that guy who yet again, wants to look cool and rugged (but isn’t), cares about what others think of how he “looks”, and the guy who wants to be seen as different or a disrupter, when in actuality own just one of the now fastest growing car company with spartan and drone Teslas everywhere.
So, who’s the actual sheeple people again?
Hyundai's recall of 82,000 electric cars hit them for about $1B, Toyota recalled 1M EV's, GM recalled every Bolt due to battery issues and Audi also recalled due to batteries. But, Tesla leads the way in recalls for EV's with issues ranging from shoddy workmanship, to software issues.
I like Musk, he is outspoken and takes risks that no one else will take and most of the time it works for him. But keep in mind, Tesla is losing market share (down 7% (2022 compared to 2021)) and will continue the downward trend regardless of government subsidies.
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